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Streamlining Social Cognition Assessment Post-Traumatic Brain Injury: Validity and Reliability of the Norwegian Short-Awareness of Social Inference Test

By MedXY 10/15/2026

This article discusses the development and validation of a concise Norwegian tool to assess social cognition deficits in traumatic brain injury patients, maintaining reliability and clinical feasibility compared to the full version.

Dermatology news Plastic Surgery

Comparative Efficacy of PRF, PRGF, Collagen Substitute, and Spontaneous Healing in Palatal Wound Closure: Insights from a Randomised Controlled Trial

By MedXY 10/15/2026

This study evaluates wound healing and pain outcomes among PRF, PRGF, collagen-based dressing, and spontaneous healing in standardized palatal defects, revealing minimal added benefit from adjunctive treatments in healthy individuals.

Diabetes & Endocrinology news

Retatrutide: A Breakthrough Triple Agonist for Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Management

By MedXY 10/15/2026

Retatrutide, a triple agonist targeting GIP, GLP-1, and glucagon receptors, significantly reduces bodyweight and improves glycemic control in adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes, showing promising efficacy and a manageable safety profile in the phase 3 TRIUMPH-2 trial.

news Pediatrics Psychiatry

Therapeutic Horseback Riding: A Promising Intervention for Behavioral Challenges in Youth with Autism and Psychiatric Comorbidities

By MedXY 10/15/2026

A multisite randomized trial demonstrates that therapeutic horseback riding significantly reduces irritability and hyperactivity in youth with autism and psychiatric comorbidities, offering a valuable complementary intervention for behavioral management.

news Oncology Rheumatology

IgG4-Related Disease Shows No Increased Risk of Malignancy: Insights from a Large Cohort Study

By MedXY 10/15/2026

A large single-center cohort study found no increased incidence of malignancy in patients with IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD). Smoking and older age increased malignancy risk, while female sex and submandibular gland involvement were protective factors.

Clinical Updates news Transplantation

Impact of Poor Food Access on Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Liver Disease and Frailty Among Liver Transplant Candidates: A Geospatial Analysis

By MedXY 10/15/2026

Poor food access correlates with higher MASLD and frailty prevalence in liver transplant candidates, with geospatial clustering highlighting socioeconomic and environmental determinants impacting transplant candidacy and outcomes.

Dermatology news

Acquired Hair Texture Alteration After Regrowth in Alopecia Areata: A Distinct Clinical and Ultrastructural Phenotype

By MedXY 10/15/2026

Alopecia areata regrowth may present atypically with acquired curly hair texture, associated with pili torti ultrastructural changes, signifying a unique phenotype requiring clinical recognition.

news Plastic Surgery

Optimizing Fixation Techniques to Prevent Hump Recurrence in Low Strip Preservation Rhinoplasty

By MedXY 10/15/2026

A retrospective study of 823 patients demonstrates that the kite-shaped suture fixation technique significantly reduces hump recurrence and revision surgery rates compared to conventional mattress sutures in low septal strip preservation rhinoplasty.

Clinical Updates news Psychiatry

Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Expenditures in the US: Profiling Costs and Implications for Policy and Care Optimization

By MedXY 10/15/2026

This review synthesizes recent evidence on US mental health and substance use disorder expenditures, highlighting distribution by disorder, service type, and sociodemographic factors, and discusses research and policy directions to optimize care access while controlling costs.

Critical Care news Respiratory

Validating the Patient Dignity Inventory to Enhance Recovery in Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors

By MedXY 10/15/2026

This study validates the Patient Dignity Inventory (PDI) as a reliable tool to assess dignity-related distress over 12 months in acute respiratory failure survivors, supporting dignity-centered interventions to improve long-term psychosocial outcomes.

AI Clinical Updates Internal Medicine news

The Role of Medical Interpreters in Enhancing Resilience and the Challenges for Artificial Intelligence Integration

By MedXY 10/15/2026

This review synthesizes evidence on medical interpreters' critical roles in supporting resilience for non-English language preference patients during ambulatory diagnostic care, highlighting gaps and implications for AI interpretation tools.

Hematology-Oncology news

Identifying and Diagnosing Carriers and Females with Hemophilia: A Comprehensive Clinical Approach

By MedXY 10/15/2026

This article reviews current strategies to identify and diagnose carriers of hemophilia and women and girls with the condition, highlighting advances in genetics and laboratory testing alongside practical clinical approaches.

news Respiratory

2026 Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) Strategy Report: Executive Summary and Key Changes

By MedXY 10/15/2026

A concise, practice-focused summary of the 2026 GINA Strategy Report, highlighting new recommendations on inhaled corticosteroid–formoterol (AIR) strategies, severe asthma biologic guidance, and acute care updates.

Diabetes & Endocrinology news Ophthalmology

Impact of Donor Diabetes Severity on 1-Year Outcomes After Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty: Insights from the Diabetes Endothelial Keratoplasty Study

By MedXY 10/15/2026

A thorough secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial reveals no significant association between cornea donor diabetes severity and graft success, endothelial cell loss, or morphometric parameters at 1 year post-DMEK, supporting the use of diabetic donor corneas without additional preoperative risk stratification.

news Otorhinolaryngology Pathology & Lab Medicine

Advancing Surgical Precision: Confocal Ex Vivo Margin Assessment in Transoral Laser Cordectomy for Glottic Cancer

By MedXY 10/15/2026

This pilot study demonstrates the feasibility and high diagnostic accuracy of the Histolog Scanner, an ultra-fast ex vivo confocal microscopy system, for intraoperative margin assessment in transoral laser microsurgery of glottic squamous cell carcinoma.

General Surgery news Oncology

Early Identification of Low Anastomotic Leakage Risk Using Postoperative Day 2 C-Reactive Protein After Colon Cancer Surgery

By MedXY 10/15/2026

Postoperative day 2 C-reactive protein under 100 mg/L effectively excludes anastomotic leakage with high negative predictive value, enabling earlier and safer discharge in colon cancer resection patients within ERAS protocols.

Gastroenterology news Oncology

How the 2026 Chinese Consensus Changes Use of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

By MedXY 10/15/2026

The Chinese Society of Colorectal Surgery consensus (Gut 2026) standardizes use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in locally advanced rectal cancer—diagnostics, perioperative strategies, organ preservation, safety and follow-up.

Emergency Medicine Neurology news

Differentiating Acute Imbalance Syndrome from Acute Vestibular Syndrome in Stroke-Related Vertigo: Clinical and Neuroanatomical Insights

By MedXY 10/15/2026

Acute Imbalance Syndrome represents over half of stroke-related vertigo cases, distinct from Acute Vestibular Syndrome by lesion location and clinical presentation, crucial for accurate stroke diagnosis in emergency care.

Diabetes & Endocrinology Gastroenterology news

Optimizing Insulin Therapy with Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Nocturnal Parenteral Nutrition Patients

By MedXY 10/15/2026

Continuous glucose monitoring-guided insulin optimization improves glycemic control and nutritional status in insulin-treated adults receiving long-term nocturnal parenteral nutrition, reducing hyperglycemia and associated complications.

Clinical Updates news Oncology

Disitamab Vedotin Plus Tislelizumab in Transurethrally Unresectable, ERBB2-Positive, Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: An Emerging Therapeutic Strategy

By MedXY 10/15/2026

This review synthesizes evidence on disitamab vedotin combined with tislelizumab showing promising efficacy and safety in treating transurethrally unresectable ERBB2-positive very high-risk NMIBC, filling a crucial therapeutic gap for patients ineligible for cystectomy.